Ink-well.



No. 873,983. PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907.

A. J. BLUNTAGH.

INK WELL.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15, 1907.

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No. 873,983. PATENTBD DEGQ17, 1907.

'A. J. BLUNTAGH.

INK WELL. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15,. 19.01..

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALEXANDER J. BLUNTAGH, OF WINONA, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR OF THREE-FOURTI-IS TO MAY A. HUFFMAN, CORNELIA D. BONNER, AND AGNES H. REED, ALL OF WINONA,

MINNESOTA.

INK-WE LL.

Patented Dec. 1'7, 1907'.

Application filed March 15! 1907. Serial No. 362,525.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER J. BLUN- TACII, a citizen of the United States, residing at Winona, in the county of Winona and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ink-VVells and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to ink wells, and has for an object to provide a receptacle for ink, embodying improved. means for opening the closure of said receptacle when the pen is removed from theaccompanying pen rack.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide a plurality of ink wells having separate closures and embodying improved means whereby both closures cannot be opened at the same time.

A further object of the invention is to provide in an ink well a plurality of ink receptacles with associated closures with means whereby one of the closures is opened when a pen is removed from the rack, and with improved means whereby the said closure is closed, and the other closure opened. when another pen is removed. I

It is well known that in the employment of a plurality of colors of ink, as for instance, red and black, considerable confusion is produced by dipping the pen employed into the wrong-colored ink when the receptacle is open. Confusion also arises from employing the wrong pen in using the ink desired.

It is an object of this invention to provide in an ink well a rack proportioned to receive and accommodate two pens, as for instance, a pen for red ink, and a pen for black ink, with two receptacles, as for instance, a recep tacle for red ink, and one for black ink, and with. improved means whereby when the pen employed for black ink is removed from the rack, the closure covering the black ink re ceptacle is automatically opened and when the pen is replaced the closure is automatic ally closed. If, when the black ink receptacle is uncovered, the red ink penis removed from the rack, then the red ink receptacle is automatically opened. and the black ink receptacle automatically and simultaneously closed.

With these and other objects in view, the

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invention comprises certain other novel constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings :--Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved ink well with both receptacles closed and both pens in position on the rack. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the ink well with one pen removed from the rack and the corresponding ink well uncovered. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the ink well with the other pen removed from the rack and its corresponding ink well opened and the firstmentioned ink well closed. Fig. i is a view of the ink well in end elevation as seen on Fig. 5 is a per spective view of the disks and springs ar ranged for operating the ink well closures. Fig. 6'is a perspective view of one of the toggle joint m embers arranged for manipulating one of the ink well closures. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the other toggle joint 1ne1nber adapted to manipulate the other ink well closure.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

For convenience in the ready understanding of the ink well forming the subject-matter of this application, it will be arbitrarily assumed that one of the wells is employed for red ink and the other well for black ink, and that the wells so employed are, respectively, lettered. R and B, and their respective closures designated as R and B. It will also be presumed that two pens are employed with this ink well, one for red ink and one for black ink, the said pens being shown conventionally and respectively designated as It and B The ink well as a whole may be provided with any approved base, as 10, supported in any approved manner as by the legs 11, and having accommodation for the receipt of the ink wells R and B, as, for instance, the off-set 12. Upon the base 10 is rigidly secured a plate 13 extending preferably transversely of the base 10 and with its middle line projected extending substantially between the ink wells R and B. Upon the plate 13, adjacent the ink wells, is erected a stud. 14 and thereon are pivoted two disks or plates 15 and 16, formed with radially extending arms 17 and 18, respectively, which carry loosely attached to their extremities the closures R and B. The disk 15 is provided with a segmental slot 19 and the disk 16 with a rigid pin 20 upstanding through the slot 19. The slot 19 is of such dimension that the disks 15 and 16 may move independently a sufficient angular distance to uncover either one of the ink wells R and B, but not both, so that when both closures R and B are closed as shown in Fig. 1, the pin 20 occupies a position at one end of the slot 19 and when either of the closures is opened, as in Figs. 2 and 3, the pin 20 occupies a position at the other end of the slot 19. It will thus be seen that when either of the closures R and B is opened, the other closure cannot be opened without returning the open closure to closed position. As illustrating this point, the closures, as shown in Fig. 2, are in position to open the ink well B. If, now, it is desired to open the ink well'R, the closure R must have motion about the stud 14 to the position indicated in Fig. 3. The pin 20, however, is in contact with the end of the slot 19 and when the closure R is moved to the position shown in Fig. 3, the closure B is moved therewith also' to the position shown in Fig. 3, to close the ink Well B.

To limit the movement of the arms 17 and 18, pins 21 and 22 are erected in the plate 13, adjacent the peripheries of the disks 15 and 16, and in position for engaging the arms 17 and 18, when the said arms are swung to open position, as particularly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

For actuating the arm 17 a toggle is provided comprising the members 23 and 24, the former pivoted by means of the opening 25 and rivet 26 to the ear 27 upstanding from one edge of the plate 13. The member 24 is pivoted by means of the opening 28 to the pin 20 rigid with the disk 16 and is retained thereon in any approved manner as by the cotter pin shown. The members 23 and 24 are res ectively provided with horns 29 and 30 anc are crossed and pivoted as at 31. The members 23 and 24 are also provided with curved fingers 32 and 33 meeting as at 34, forming, when closed, a circular opening or recess 35 proportioned to receive and accommodate a pen holder.

In Figs. 1, 2, and 7 the toggle comprising the members 23 and 24 is shown closed which extending the toggle members to their extreme length and acting on the pin 20 moves the arm 17 and its associated closure R to closed position. lVhen, however, the pen R is lifted it engages the curved fingers 32 and 33 and permitting the points 25 and 28 to approach each other permits the arm 17 and its associated closure R to swing about the pivot 14 under the tension of the spring 36, which said spring embraces the stud 14 and has one arm 37 engaging the pin 20. When the pen R is returned to its position in the rack it is inserted between the fingers 32 and 33, and a slight downward pressure causes the toggle to be extended to its full length as shown in Fig. 7 and to close the closure R.

To manipulate the arm 18 and its associated disk B, a toggle is employed similar to the toggle above described, but oomprising the members 38 and 39. The member 38 is similar to the member 23, but the member 39 has a longer shank than the member 24 whereby the position of the joint is different from the position of the toggle above described, permitting the proper emplacement of the pen B. The members 38 and 39 cross and are pivoted at 40, and comprise respectively horns 41 and 42 and curved fingers 43 and 44, meeting at 45, and inclosing an opening 46 proportioned and positioned to receive and accommodate the pen B. The member 38 is pivoted by means of the opening 37 and rivet 48 to the car .49 upstanding from the side of the plate 13 opposite the ear 27 and adjacent the end remote from the ink wells. The extremity of the member 49 is pivoted by means of opening 50 to a pin 51, rigidly upstanding from the disk 15, which said pin 51 is also engaged by the arm 52 of the spring 36. It will thus be seen that the operation of the closure B is similar to the operation of the closure R, whereby when the pen B is lifted, the toggle composed of the members 38 and 39 is opened to the dotted position shown in Fig. 4 and the arm 18 swung about the pivot 14 to the position shown in Fig. 2. If the closure R is open in the position shown in Fig. 3, when the pen B is lifted, then the lifting of such pen will operate to open the toggle composed of the members 38 and 39 to swing the arm 18 to the position shown in Fig. 2, and will also swing the arm 17 to the position shown in the same figure. The spring 36 with its arms 37 and 52 engaging the pins 20 and 51 are provided for the purpose of completing the opening movement of the closure when begun by the lifting of the pen and the throwing of the pivot points 31 or 40, respectively, beyond the dead center, in which position the closures are locked closed.

For supporting the ends of the pen B and R a rack 53 of any approved construction is provided as, for instance, composed of wire inserted in the base, as at 54, and 55, and bent to form notches or other means for receiving and positioning the pen holders.

What I claim is 1. In a device of the class described, a plurality of ink wells, closures for the wells, a plurality of disks mounted adjacent the wells upon a common pivot, an arm carried by each disk, and each connected with a closure, a spring arranged to move the closures to an open position, and means to lock the closures shut against the tension of the spring.

2. In a device of the class described, a plurality of ink wells, closures for the wells, a plurality of disks mounted adjacent the wells, and upon a common pivot, an arm carried by each disk, and connected each with a closure, a spring carried by the pivot pin and arranged to move either disk independently, and means to lock either disk with its associated closure in a closed position.

3. In a device of the class described, an ink well, a closure for the well, an arm pivotall y mounted and connected with the closure,

and a toggle joint connected with and adapted to move the arm angularly about its pivot.

4. In a device of the class described, an ink well, a closure for the well, a disk pivotally mounted adjacent the ink well, an arm carried by the disk and connected with the closure, a spring arranged to move the arm to hold the closure in open position, and a toggle arranged to move and lock the arm against the tension of the spring.

5. In a device of the class described, a plu rality of ink wells, pivoted closures for the wells, toggles arranged to move the pivoted closures angularly about their pivots, and means whereby the opening of one closure closes the other closure.

6. In a device oi'the class described, an ink well, a closure for the ink well, a toggle arranged to move the closure angularly, and comprising means for engaging and positioning a pen holder.

7. In a device of the class described, an ink well, a pivoted closure for the well, a toggle arranged to move the closure angularly about its pivot, and comprising fingers proportioned to meet and embrace a pen holder when the toggle is in its extended position.

8. In a device of the class described, an ink well, a pivoted closure for the well, and a toggle arranged to close the closure when in its extended position and embodying curved fingers proportioned to meet above and position the pen holder when in its extended position.

9. In a device of the class described, an ink well, a pivoted closure for the Well, a toggle arranged to close the closure when in its extended position, and embodying curved fingers proportioned to embrace a pen holder when in its extended position, and horns positioned to serve as guides when in its flexed condition.

10. In a device of the class described, a plurality of ink wells, closures for the ink wells mounted upon a common pivot, toggles arranged to manipulate the closures, embodying curved fingers proportioned to embrace a pen holder when in extended osition, and means whereby the flexing 01 one toggle will move the other toggle to extended position.

11. In a device of the class described, an ink well, a closure for the well, a disk pivotally mounted adjacent the well, an arm carried by the disk and connected with the closure, and a toggle with one end pivoted eccentrically upon the disk.

12. In a device of the class described, a plurality of ink wells, closures for the wells, arms connected with the closures and pivoted upon a common pivot, a pen rack providing accommodation for a plurality of pens, and means whereby when either pen is lifted its corresponding disk is moved angularly to open the closure.

13. In a device of the class described, an ink well, a closure pivotally mounted, and a toggle joint associated with and adapted to move the closure angularly upon its pivot.

In testimony whereof I a'llix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALEXANDER J. BLUNTACI-I.

Witnesses:

W. A. FINKELNBURG, M. A. HUFFMAN. 

